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Gale Warning 696, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 22, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 222355 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND AND DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 59N 151W TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA SUNDAY MORNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH A 963 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 231249 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB LOW 54N 175W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KING SALMON AT 976 MB MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SUN NIGHT AND CONTINUE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 232359 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT AND INLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 152W MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 58N 146W TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 241251 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF THIS MORNING AND INLAND LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE EVENING. A 973 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 155W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ352-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 250029 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 57N 153W WILL MOVE TO 59N 149W MON NIGHT AT 983 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 58N 149W TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 145W WED AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ351-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ352-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 251248 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 984 MB LOW 58N 147W WILL MOVE TOWARD EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 52N 158W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AT 987 MB TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 45N 174W WILL MOVE TO 57N 145W AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 251533 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 630 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 984 MB LOW 58N 147W WILL MOVE TOWARD EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 52N 158W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AT 987 MB TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 45N 174W WILL MOVE TO 57N 145W AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 630 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 630 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS E OF 150W. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING THEN SHIFTING TO NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 260057 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 58N 147W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND EAST OF CORDOVA TUE NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 54N 146W WED AFTERNOON AT 981 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM A VERY STRONG PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF ON THU. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS SHIFTING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU..SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 261301 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 MB LOW 50N 150W WILL MOVE TO 58N 147W WED NIGHT AT 988 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 58N 151W THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING THU AFTERNOON. A 952 MB LOW 43N 179E WILL MOVE TO 51N 158W AT 965 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 270059 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 54N 145W WILL MOVE TO 58N 146W EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW NEAR 46N 171W WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 149W FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE VERY ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS ALASKA TODAY. A LARGE COLD
CORE UPPER LOW REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE LOWER YUKON VALLEY WITH
MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND ITS PERIPHERY. THE TWO MOST
SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVES ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND A SECOND
MUCH STRONGER ONE CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR COLD BAY.
ANOTHER LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON AS IT CROSSES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
AT THE SURFACE...A POTENT 989 MB LOW JUST WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IS
RAPIDLY MOVING INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A BARRIER JET
FORMED ALONG THE COAST WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 KTS. HIGH PRESSURE AT
THE SURFACE DOMINATES THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WITH CLEAR AND COLD
CONDITIONS PERSISTING. FURTHER WEST...AN OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS
APPROACHING ADAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
AGAIN...MODELS DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL ON THE 12Z RUN AND QUICKLY
DIVERGE ON SOLUTIONS AT 48 HOURS. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE MODELS IN THE THE FIRST 48 HOURS...THE RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY IS VERY POOR. WITH SUCH AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS
OUR DOMAIN AND LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS...DECIDED TO
FOCUS ON THE SHORT TERM FORECAST AND MAKE VERY LITTLE CHANGES BEYOND
MONDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW HEADING TOWARD WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS
MAKING FOR A CHALLENGING FORECAST THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.
SO FAR...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN IN LINE WITH OUR THINKING ACROSS
MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE EXCEPTION IS THE SUSITNA VALLEY WHERE
REPORTS ARE COMING IN OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE UPSLOPE COMPONENT AND
WEAK OVERRIDING MOISTURE COUPLED WITH LOW DENSITY SNOW IS THE LIKELY
CAUSE OF THE HIGHER AMOUNTS. OVERALL THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN
LIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE LACK OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. AFTER A BRIEF
BREAK LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND...THE NEXT SHORTWAVE
AND WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING AGAIN FROM
KACHEMAK BAY TO THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY BY MID MORNING. THIS NEXT
WAVE HAS A BIT MORE ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH IT SO THE POTENTIAL FOR
GREATER SNOW AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ALONG THIS CORRIDOR. WINDS ALOFT
WILL REMAIN SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY SO THERE WILL BE LITTLE IF ANY
DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL IN THE MORNING.
WHILE THE MODELS DISAGREE ON HOW THIS NEXT FEATURE ARRIVES IN THE
GULF...A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH A 970 MB LOW IN
BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND LATE SUNDAY AND TOWARD THE
NORTHERN GULF MONDAY MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A HIGH WIND
WATCH/WARNING FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND/OR TURNAGAIN ARM ON MONDAY. THE
STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL KEEP THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL DRY FOR THIS SYSTEM OUTSIDE OF A FEW FLURRIES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW AND CLEAR SKIES ARE ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO
REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. BETHEL
BROKE A RECORD LOW FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY AND MCGRATH WILL
LIKELY BREAK A RECORD MIN HIGH TODAY AS TEMPERATURES FAILED TO GET
WARMER THAN -25 F. THE COLD CORE LOW WILL BEGIN TO FINALLY RETREAT
NORTH AND EAST AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND BACK TOWARD CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS. AS THIS
FRONT APPROACHES...SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN
OR FREEZING RAIN IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE
OF SOME LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING SUNDAY
EVENING.
BERING SEA ALEUTIANS...
SEVERAL SYSTEMS ARE RESULTING IN ANOTHER CHALLENGING FORECAST OUT
WEST. A VERY POTENT LOW MOVED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW THERE WERE VERY STRONG
PRESSURE RISES AND SUBSIDENCE WHICH RESULTED IN NEAR HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA AT DUTCH HARBOR. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN
GUSTY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS. THE STENGTHENING SYSTEM FURTHER WEST WILL BRING STORM FORCE
WINDS BACK TO MOST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AT THIS TIME...WILL LIKELY ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT. THERE IS ABUNDANT MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN
JUST BELOW FREEZING AT ST PAUL...COUPLED WITH GALE FORCE WINDS...WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN 6 TO 12 HOURS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 175.
GALE WARNING...125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175
176 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB NOV 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:09 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:10 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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